The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-20
BILL NYE.
He Is Studying Zoology in North Caro-
lima Mountains.

ASHEvILLE, n. c., Dec. Q.
There is no place in the United States, so
far as | know, where the COW is moro YER
satile or amhidexuous, if may be allowed
the use of term that is far above my sta
ton in life than here in tho mountains of
North Carolina, where the obese 'poSSum and
the anonymous distiller have their homes.
The life of North Carolina cow is indeed
fraught with various changes and saturated
with Il zeal which is praiseworthy in the ex-
treme From the sunny days when she
gaGbolS through the beautiful Valleys in
sorting her black, retrousso and perspiIation
dotted nose into the blue grass from ear to
car, until ut lies close, when every part and
portion OF her overworked system is turned
into food, raiment or overcoat buttons, the
life of the Tar-heel COW is one of intense
activity.
Jackasses i'll the south are of two kinds
viz, male and female. Much as has been
said of the jackass pro and con, do not re-
member ever to have seen the above state
ment in print before, and yet it is rs trite as
it is incontrovertible. In the Rocky noun
tains we call this animal the burro. There
he packs bacon, flour and salt to the miners.
The miners eat the bacon and flour. and with
the salt they are enabled to successfully salt
the mines.
The burro has low, contralto voice which
ought to have some machine oil ON it. The
voice of this animal is not unpleasant if he
would pull somo of the pathos out of it and
make it more joyous.
Here the iaclass at times becomes q CO.
worker with the COW in hauling tobacco and
other necessities of life into town, but he goes
no further in the matter of assistance. Ile
compels her to tread the cheese press alone
and contributes nothing whatever in the way
of assistance for the butter industry.
The North Carolina COW is frequently seen
here driven double or single by means of q
small rope line attached to u tall, emaciated
gentleman, who is generally clothed with
the divine right of suffrage, to which he
adds small pair of ear hobs during tho
holidays.
The COW is attached to each shaft and q
small singletree, or swingletree, by means Of
broad strap harness She also wears q
brceching, in which respect she frequently
has the advantage of her escort.
l think ] have never witnessed u sadder
sight than that of a new mich COW, torn
away from homo and friends and kindred
dear, descending a steep mountain road at 4
rapid rate and striving in her poor, weak
manner to keep out of the way of q small
jackson Democratic wagon loaded with q
big hogshead full Of tobacco. Ii seems 70 me
so totally foreign to the nature of the COW to
enter into the tobacco traffic, a line of bust
ness for which she can havono sympathy and
il which she certainly can feel very little i'll
| terest
A great many people come here from vari
GUS parts of tho world, for the climate
When they have remained here for one win
ter, however, they decide to leave it WHERE
| it is.
1t is said that the climate here is very much
like that of Turin. Bnt l did not intend tC
60 to Turin, even before l beard about that
Please send my paper to the same address
and if some one who knows q good remedy
for chilbains will contribute it to The Sab
bath Globe shall watch for 1t with great in
terest. Yours as here 3 4, BILL NYE
p. ST. should have said relative to tn,
COW Of this state that il the owners woulC
work their butter more and their cows les
they would confer great boon on the con
sumer of both B. N.